The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-11-12
"Blrds Eye View Of Washington county :
EDrrOR GErfNyuIr rnms:

EDITOR GEEENVrLiE TnWs
Pleas allow Stick in the Mud a small
space in your valuable paper and |
will give YOUR thousands of readers a
birds eye view of Washington county
and It's cron,, This county is said to
be the richest in the State. at least it i,
the banner cotton and corn county.
and from the nature of the soil aud
the climate it is the home of all the
fruits, such as apples peaches pears
figs grapes and many other kinds that
are raised This county is situated in
the western part OF the State fronting
on the Mississippi river for forty miles.
and permsntly secured from orerflow
by one of the grandcst leyees the world
ever saw. and runs back distance of
thirty-tive miles. Il Is one vast river
bottom, its soil is black sandy loan
from ten to twenty feet deep and lays
neraly level. The fall Is TO the southeast
about four inches TO the mile so YOU
see il drains we'll Crops per acre
six hundred pounds Of lint cotton.
seyenty-tive bushels corn, fifty bushels
oats, four tons hay. clover, millet. or
any other grass; potatoes, from two TO
three hundred bushels, Irish or sweet.
About one-half of this county is clear
ed and in high state of cultivation.
The white people own nearly an the
land, and il is cultivated by colorcd
people. They are good farmers and
splendid laborers. Stock raising is
good business in this county. Three
years old cattle cost about Sl.50 per
head to raise. People never think of
feeding stock IN the winter. II lives
ON cane and grass aud keeps fat from
year to year. This county is one hum
dred and iitly-eight miles below Mem
phis II has two railroads running
north and south and one running east
and west, and four splendid rivers
running north and south. with the
Mississippi river coursing along It's
western boundary 50 that the plant
ers and merchants have their choice to
ship their produce either by river or
rail, and thereby keep down freight
rates. So You see the people are we'll
protected. The population of this
county is about 10000, mostly colorcd.
White aud colored have six months of
public schools each year. Our school
fund is raised by II heavy tax on sa-
looms, and all poll taxes, and u small
per cent. on all personal property.
The teachers for the colored schools
are all colored, and receive from forty
to sixty dollars per month The schools
are superintended by the best men in
the county. Grecnville, the county
site and capital Of this vast Delta coun-
try, is situated on the Mississippi river
in the western part of the county.
and is considered one of the best mar
kets for cotton ON the Mississippi
river. Has all facilities for storing. com
pressing and handling, and therefore
all the Delta planters should ship their
cotton TO this market. and help TO
build up their own capital city. This
city Is on boom, and real property Is
going up every day, SO would advise
all those who expect TO make Green
vile their future home not to delay,
but buy as soon as possible.
! have no objection to men keeping
saloons or selling whisky; hut do
object to having saloons scattered
throughout this good county. II is
very demoralizing, and think all
saloons should be kept in an incorpo-
rated town or city.
OLD STICK IN TuE MuD.